Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1775. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ARCADIUS. 383-408 AD. AV Solidus (4.38 gm, 12h). Ravenna mint. Struck circa 402-406 AD. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Emperor standing right, holding labarum and Victory on globe, foot on captive below; R-V//COMOB. RIC X 1286; Depeyrot 7/2. VF, light graffiti above head. ($500)

The light graffiti above Arcadius read: "KVP(I)OV (Christogram)" = "of the Lord Jesus Christ", probably a votive inscription upon donation of the coin to a church or other Christian body. A fascinating artifact of early Christianity.